Open AccessDo Preoperative Nasal Antiseptic Swabs Reduce the Rate of Surgical Site Infections After Adult Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery?
Author(s) -
Abdul Fettah Büyük,
Harrison K. Tam,
J. M. Dawson,
Amir A. Mehbod,
Ensor E. Transfeldt,
Christopher Alcala
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons. global research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.343
H-Index - 111
ISSN - 2474-7661
DOI - 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-21-00206
Subject(s) - medicine , antiseptic , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , surgical site infection , incidence (geometry) , complication , anesthesia , genetics , physics , pathology , bacteria , optics , biology
Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a major complication after adult spinal surgery. We investigated whether adding preoperative nasal decontamination by antiseptic swab (skin and nasal antiseptic povidone-iodine, SNA-PI) to our antimicrobial protocol reduces the SSI rate among our patients undergoing thoracolumbar spinal surgery.